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[–] 413j0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 1 month ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

Unbalanced centrifuge, IRL a small tabletop one like the image will just be a really expensive mistake, but the worst case scenario can indeed be lethal. Here is a larger one exploding https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8IOL5iLwG8

[–] crank0271@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Crazy video... can you remove the timestamp? 40s shows the aftermath.

[–] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

https://youtu.be/i8IOL5iLwG8

Whoa. That young kid just disappeared. :(

e: trigger warning. Nothing is visible in this video but a massive explosion, but there’s a kid in close proximity before it happens.